God's divine revelation is seen here through the life and times of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. The pivotal role of Cyrus in Isaiah illustrates how the actions of Cyrus correlated with Israel's developing understanding of their relationship to God.

Isaiah Tishby

English: A scroll of the Book of Isaiah

English: Dead Sea Scroll - part of Isaiah Scroll (...

Isaiah viewed Cyrus, both a military and political victor, as the Lord's instrument in the release and return of captive Israel to Jerusalem and Judah. Here God is seen as the Lord guiding the political actions of the day.

Introduction

Isaiah, the prophet of the exile, saw God as the Lord of history guiding the actions of the day. In addition, Isaiah viewed Cyrus the king of Persia, both military and political leader and victor, as the Lord's instrument in the returning of captive Israel to Jerusalem and Judah. Accordingly, this essay will argue the pivotal role of Isaiah, and demonstrating how his actions indeed correlate with Israel's developing understanding of their relationship to God.

The relevant material to be addressed regarding Cyrus' role in Israel's relationship to God is plentiful. They include the historical setting for Cyrus' role within Isaiah, God's participation in the events, Israel's reaction to the...

Citation styles:

The Ruole of Cyrus the Great in Israel's Developing Understanding of God. (2014, October 11). In WriteWork.com. Retrieved 03:23, December 10, 2016, from http://www.writework.com/essay/ruole-cyrus-great-israel-s-developing-understanding-god

WriteWork contributors, "The Ruole of Cyrus the Great in Israel's Developing Understanding of God," WriteWork.com, http://www.writework.com/essay/ruole-cyrus-great-israel-s-developing-understanding-god (accessed December 10, 2016)

More Christianity essays:

... was that God makes them righteous through His kindness to the people . In Jan. 1521, Pope leo X excommunicated Luther and declared him a heretic . Emperor Charles V and the members of the imperial diet ordered Luther to appear before the diet in the Worms, Germany ...

... the Christian ways of 'love thy neighbor' and then see the example of two Christian groups that cannot even get along . The Old Testament teachings show3 that there were no different sects under God, just His 'chosen people.' These Old Testament ...

... the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican II has altered the Roman Catholic Church more that any other council that took place. It has great significance as it made the church more reasonable and realistic. The Church, after the ...

... often find the phrase "All its took place to fulfill through the prophet..." introducing a quotation from the Old Testament. This suggests that Matthew is speaking to people who consider the Old testament to be very important and who are wondering how Jesus fits into history of the Jewish ...

... sunset. Thus all four writers present the one and same Person: the God-Man, Servant of the Lord, King of Israel, humanity's Redeemer. The special emphasis of Matthew is that Jesus is the Messiah foretold by Old Testament Prophets. As he quotes from the Old Testament repeatedly, he seems to have ...

2 pages1591Jan/19964.6

Students & Profs. say about us:

"Good news: you can turn to other's writing help. WriteWork has over 100,000 sample papers"